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O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2573
TO BE ANSWERED ON 04TH AUGUST, 2026
AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
2573. SHRI LALJI VERMA:
Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the number of farmers registered under PM-KISAN in Ambedkar Nagar who
actually received the benefits without any technical glitches during 2025-26 along with
the number of applications pending due to land records anomalies;
(b) the details of credit disbursement and availability of fertilizers and seeds in rural
areas following the computerization of PACS;
(c) whether the Government have data regarding the number of PACS that have
actually commenced multipurpose services along with the extent to which small
farmers of Ambedkar Nagar are able to avail benefits therefrom; and
(d) whether any review has been conducted regarding the exclusion of marginal
farmers from these schemes due to lack of digital infrastructure and bureaucratic
complexities?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): Government of India has disbursed over ₹ 4.47 lakh Cr. to the beneficiaries
through 23 installments since inception of the Scheme. The instalment-wise details of
beneficiaries benefitted in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh in FY 2025-26 is
as follows:
Beneficiaries Amount Released
Instalment
Benefitted (Rs. Crore)
20th Instalment (Apr'25 - Jul'25) 3,70,416 79.55
21st Instalment (Aug 25-Nov 25) 3,50,285 70.09
22nd Instalment (Dec 25-Mar 26) 3,51,145 70.23
In the Ambedkar Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh, as on date, there are 2910
farmers who are not receiving benefits due to non-fulfillment of essential condition
related to land records.
(b): The Government is implementing a 100% Centrally Funded Central Sector
Scheme known as the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) across various
States and UTs in pan India. This scheme aims to provide easy and affordable credit
to all farmers for meeting their working capital needs of various agriculture and allied
sector activities up to a loan limit of Rs. 3.00 lakh at an effective interest rate of 4%.
Interest Subsidies (IS & PRI) amounting to Rs. 18,366.80 Crore have been disbursed
under MISS during FY 2025–26.Before the commencement of each cropping season, Department of Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), in consultation with all the State Governments,
assesses the State-wise & month-wise requirement of fertilizers. On the basis of
requirement projected by DA&FW, Department of Fertilizers (DoF) allocates adequate
quantities of fertilizers to States by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously
monitors the availability.The distribution of fertilizers within the State at district/block
level is done by the concerned State government.
In view of above, the availability of fertilizers viz. Urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS
in the country has remained adequate during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season. As on
29.07.2026, the all-India availability of major fertilizers stood at 177.27 LMT of Urea,
43.03 LMT of DAP, 14.31 LMT of MOP and 88.93 LMT of NPKS.
Regarding availability of seeds, as reported by the States, 193.24 lakh qtls.
certified/quality seeds are available against the requirement of 173.25 lakh qtls. during
the current Kharif, 2026 season across the country.
(c): Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) primarily cater to the credit and
other service requirements of rural communities, including a large number of small and
marginal farmers. With the introduction of the Model Bye-laws, PACS have been
enabled to diversify their business activities by undertaking more than 25 economic
activities, including fertilizer distribution, operation of Common Service Centres
(CSCs), Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), retail petrol/diesel
outlets, LPG distributorships, solar roof top installations, custom hiring centres,
warehousing and other farmer-centric services, thereby enhancing the range of
services available to their members. As per the information received from the National
Cooperative Database (NCD), there are 111 functional Primary Agricultural Credit
Societies (PACS) in Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
(d): Periodic meetings are conducted with States/UTs to review the implementation
of PM-KISAN Scheme including digital infrastructure and bureaucratic complexities. A
dedicated PM-KISAN portal and mobile app have been developed, offering services
like self-registration, benefit status tracking, and facial authentication-based e-KYC.
PM-KISAN Scheme has also been integrated with the Farmer ID which is a single,
verified identity for every farmer. Common Service Centres (CSCs) have also been on-
boarded to provide services like registration and eKYC. Further, Village Nodal Officers
(VNOs) also provide the services of eKYC to the farmers.
In order to ensure that no eligible farmer, including marginal farmers, is left out,
the Government of India undertakes saturation drives in coordination with the
States/UTs In addition, States/UTs also undertake saturation drives from time to time
to identify and facilitate the enrolment of eligible farmers completing all mandatory
conditions under the Scheme.
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